diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/assign.v b/vlib/v/checker/assign.v
index 91318e61ba..5f0b08a38c 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/assign.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/assign.v
@@ -454,8 +454,7 @@ fn (mut c Checker) assign_stmt(mut node ast.AssignStmt) {
 		// TODO: and remove the less strict check from above.
 		if left_sym.kind == .array && !c.inside_unsafe && right_sym.kind == .array
 			&& left is ast.Ident && !left.is_blank_ident() && right in [ast.Ident, ast.SelectorExpr]
-			&& ((node.op == .decl_assign && (left as ast.Ident).is_mut)
-			|| node.op == .assign) {
+			&& ((node.op == .decl_assign && left.is_mut) || node.op == .assign) {
 			// no point to show the notice, if the old error was already shown:
 			if !old_assign_error_condition {
 				mut_str := if node.op == .decl_assign { 'mut ' } else { '' }
@@ -498,7 +497,7 @@ fn (mut c Checker) assign_stmt(mut node ast.AssignStmt) {
 				c.error('unkown return type: cannot assign `${right}` as a function variable',
 					right.pos())
 			} else if (!right_sym.info.is_anon && return_sym.kind == .any)
-				|| (return_sym.info is ast.Struct && (return_sym.info as ast.Struct).is_generic) {
+				|| (return_sym.info is ast.Struct && return_sym.info.is_generic) {
 				c.error('cannot assign `${right}` as a generic function variable', right.pos())
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v b/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
index e3b05e96eb..8e4ebe82c6 100644
--- a/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
+++ b/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
@@ -2248,7 +2248,7 @@ pub fn (mut f Fmt) infix_expr(node ast.InfixExpr) {
 		f.comments(node.before_op_comments, iembed: node.before_op_comments[0].is_inline)
 	}
 	is_one_val_array_init := node.op in [.key_in, .not_in] && node.right is ast.ArrayInit
-		&& (node.right as ast.ArrayInit).exprs.len == 1
+		&& node.right.exprs.len == 1
 	is_and := node.op == .amp && f.node_str(node.right).starts_with('&')
 	if is_one_val_array_init && !f.inside_comptime_if {
 		// `var in [val]` => `var == val`
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/assign.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/assign.v
index 91eedcd144..2f6226b982 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/assign.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/assign.v
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) expr_with_opt_or_block(expr ast.Expr, expr_typ ast.Type, var_expr
 			stmts := (expr as ast.Ident).or_expr.stmts
 			// handles stmt block which returns something
 			// e.g. { return none }
-			if stmts.len > 0 && stmts.last() is ast.ExprStmt
-				&& (stmts.last() as ast.ExprStmt).typ != ast.void_type {
+			if stmts.len > 0 && stmts.last() is ast.ExprStmt && stmts.last().typ != ast.void_type {
 				g.gen_or_block_stmts(var_expr.str(), '', stmts, ret_typ, false)
 			} else {
 				// handles stmt block which doesn't returns value
@@ -265,7 +264,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) assign_stmt(node_ ast.AssignStmt) {
 						var_type = val_type.clear_flag(.option)
 						left.obj.typ = var_type
 					}
-				} else if val is ast.DumpExpr && (val as ast.DumpExpr).expr is ast.ComptimeSelector {
+				} else if val is ast.DumpExpr && val.expr is ast.ComptimeSelector {
 					key_str := g.get_comptime_selector_key_type(val.expr as ast.ComptimeSelector)
 					if key_str != '' {
 						var_type = g.comptime_var_type_map[key_str] or { var_type }
@@ -273,8 +272,8 @@ fn (mut g Gen) assign_stmt(node_ ast.AssignStmt) {
 						left.obj.typ = var_type
 					}
 				} else if val is ast.IndexExpr {
-					if val.left is ast.Ident && g.is_generic_param_var((val as ast.IndexExpr).left) {
-						ctyp := g.unwrap_generic(g.get_gn_var_type((val as ast.IndexExpr).left as ast.Ident))
+					if val.left is ast.Ident && g.is_generic_param_var(val.left) {
+						ctyp := g.unwrap_generic(g.get_gn_var_type(val.left as ast.Ident))
 						if ctyp != ast.void_type {
 							var_type = ctyp
 							val_type = var_type
@@ -360,10 +359,9 @@ fn (mut g Gen) assign_stmt(node_ ast.AssignStmt) {
 		unaliased_right_sym := g.table.final_sym(unwrapped_val_type)
 		is_fixed_array_var := unaliased_right_sym.kind == .array_fixed && val !is ast.ArrayInit
 			&& (val in [ast.Ident, ast.IndexExpr, ast.CallExpr, ast.SelectorExpr, ast.DumpExpr]
-			|| (val is ast.CastExpr && (val as ast.CastExpr).expr !is ast.ArrayInit)
-			|| (val is ast.PrefixExpr && (val as ast.PrefixExpr).op == .arrow)
-			|| (val is ast.UnsafeExpr && (val as ast.UnsafeExpr).expr is ast.Ident))
-			&& !g.pref.translated
+			|| (val is ast.CastExpr && val.expr !is ast.ArrayInit)
+			|| (val is ast.PrefixExpr && val.op == .arrow)
+			|| (val is ast.UnsafeExpr && val.expr is ast.Ident)) && !g.pref.translated
 		g.is_assign_lhs = true
 		g.assign_op = node.op
 
@@ -572,7 +570,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) assign_stmt(node_ ast.AssignStmt) {
 						}
 						if !is_used_var_styp {
 							if !val_type.has_flag(.option) && left_sym.info is ast.ArrayFixed
-								&& (left_sym.info as ast.ArrayFixed).is_fn_ret {
+								&& left_sym.info.is_fn_ret {
 								g.write('${styp[3..]} ')
 							} else {
 								g.write('${styp} ')
@@ -668,7 +666,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) assign_stmt(node_ ast.AssignStmt) {
 							g.write('{0}')
 						}
 					} else {
-						is_option_unwrapped := (val is ast.Ident && val.or_expr.kind != .absent)
+						is_option_unwrapped := val is ast.Ident && val.or_expr.kind != .absent
 						is_option_auto_heap := is_auto_heap && is_option_unwrapped
 						if is_auto_heap {
 							g.write('HEAP(${styp}, (')
@@ -694,7 +692,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) assign_stmt(node_ ast.AssignStmt) {
 					// var = &auto_heap_var
 					old_is_auto_heap := g.is_option_auto_heap
 					g.is_option_auto_heap = val_type.has_flag(.option) && val is ast.PrefixExpr
-						&& (val as ast.PrefixExpr).right is ast.Ident
+						&& val.right is ast.Ident
 						&& ((val as ast.PrefixExpr).right as ast.Ident).is_auto_heap()
 					defer {
 						g.is_option_auto_heap = old_is_auto_heap
@@ -739,7 +737,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) gen_multi_return_assign(node &ast.AssignStmt, return_type ast.Typ
 	mr_var_name := 'mr_${node.pos.pos}'
 	mut is_option := return_type.has_flag(.option)
 	mut mr_styp := g.typ(return_type.clear_flag(.result))
-	if node.right[0] is ast.CallExpr && (node.right[0] as ast.CallExpr).or_block.kind != .absent {
+	if node.right[0] is ast.CallExpr && node.right[0].or_block.kind != .absent {
 		is_option = false
 		mr_styp = g.typ(return_type.clear_flags(.option, .result))
 	}
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
index 1549a3d69f..e6e89771b2 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
@@ -3308,8 +3308,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) expr(node_ ast.Expr) {
 			} else if node.op == .question {
 				cur_line := g.go_before_stmt(0).trim_space()
 				mut expr_str := ''
-				if mut node.expr is ast.ComptimeSelector
-					&& (node.expr as ast.ComptimeSelector).left is ast.Ident {
+				if mut node.expr is ast.ComptimeSelector && node.expr.left is ast.Ident {
 					// val.$(field.name)?
 					expr_str = '${node.expr.left.str()}.${g.comptime_for_field_value.name}'
 				} else if mut node.expr is ast.Ident && g.is_comptime_var(node.expr) {
@@ -3719,8 +3718,8 @@ fn (mut g Gen) selector_expr(node ast.SelectorExpr) {
 		}
 	}
 	// var?.field_opt
-	field_is_opt := (node.expr is ast.Ident && node.expr.is_auto_heap()
-		&& node.expr.or_expr.kind != .absent && field_typ.has_flag(.option))
+	field_is_opt := node.expr is ast.Ident && node.expr.is_auto_heap()
+		&& node.expr.or_expr.kind != .absent && field_typ.has_flag(.option)
 	if field_is_opt {
 		g.write('((${g.base_type(field_typ)})')
 	}
@@ -4194,14 +4193,14 @@ fn (mut g Gen) select_expr(node ast.SelectExpr) {
 
 [inline]
 pub fn (mut g Gen) is_generic_param_var(node ast.Expr) bool {
-	return node is ast.Ident && node.info is ast.IdentVar
-		&& (node as ast.Ident).obj is ast.Var && ((node as ast.Ident).obj as ast.Var).ct_type_var == .generic_param
+	return node is ast.Ident && node.info is ast.IdentVar && node.obj is ast.Var
+		&& ((node as ast.Ident).obj as ast.Var).ct_type_var == .generic_param
 }
 
 [inline]
 pub fn (mut g Gen) is_comptime_var(node ast.Expr) bool {
-	return node is ast.Ident && node.info is ast.IdentVar
-		&& (node as ast.Ident).obj is ast.Var && ((node as ast.Ident).obj as ast.Var).ct_type_var != .no_comptime
+	return node is ast.Ident && node.info is ast.IdentVar && node.obj is ast.Var
+		&& ((node as ast.Ident).obj as ast.Var).ct_type_var != .no_comptime
 }
 
 fn (mut g Gen) ident(node ast.Ident) {
@@ -4733,7 +4732,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) return_stmt(node ast.Return) {
 
 	if node.exprs.len > 0 {
 		// skip `return $vweb.html()`
-		if node.exprs[0] is ast.ComptimeCall && (node.exprs[0] as ast.ComptimeCall).is_vweb {
+		if node.exprs[0] is ast.ComptimeCall && node.exprs[0].is_vweb {
 			g.inside_return_tmpl = true
 			g.expr(node.exprs[0])
 			g.inside_return_tmpl = false
@@ -5487,7 +5486,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) global_decl(node ast.GlobalDecl) {
 			if g.pref.translated {
 				def_builder.write_string(' = ${g.expr_string(field.expr)}')
 			} else if (field.expr.is_literal() && should_init) || cinit
-				|| (field.expr is ast.ArrayInit && (field.expr as ast.ArrayInit).is_fixed)
+				|| (field.expr is ast.ArrayInit && field.expr.is_fixed)
 				|| (is_simple_unsafe_expr && should_init) {
 				// Simple literals can be initialized right away in global scope in C.
 				// e.g. `int myglobal = 10;`
@@ -6126,8 +6125,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) or_block(var_name string, or_block ast.OrExpr, return_type ast.Ty
 			g.inside_or_block = false
 		}
 		stmts := or_block.stmts
-		if stmts.len > 0 && stmts.last() is ast.ExprStmt
-			&& (stmts.last() as ast.ExprStmt).typ != ast.void_type {
+		if stmts.len > 0 && stmts.last() is ast.ExprStmt && stmts.last().typ != ast.void_type {
 			g.gen_or_block_stmts(cvar_name, mr_styp, stmts, return_type, true)
 		} else {
 			g.stmts(stmts)
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/comptime.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/comptime.v
index c7c9a7d691..52d3613392 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/comptime.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/comptime.v
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) pop_existing_comptime_values() {
 [inline]
 fn (mut g Gen) is_comptime_selector_field_name(node ast.SelectorExpr, field_name string) bool {
 	return g.inside_comptime_for_field && node.expr is ast.Ident
-		&& (node.expr as ast.Ident).name == g.comptime_for_field_var && node.field_name == field_name
+		&& node.expr.name == g.comptime_for_field_var && node.field_name == field_name
 }
 
 // check_comptime_is_field_selector checks if the SelectorExpr is related to $for variable accessing .typ field
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) get_comptime_var_type(node ast.Expr) ast.Type {
 		if key_str != '' {
 			return g.comptime_var_type_map[key_str] or { ast.void_type }
 		}
-	} else if node is ast.SelectorExpr && g.is_comptime_selector_type(node as ast.SelectorExpr) {
+	} else if node is ast.SelectorExpr && g.is_comptime_selector_type(node) {
 		// field_var.typ from $for field
 		return g.comptime_for_field_type
 	}
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/infix.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/infix.v
index 54db91545f..2bf4d5320e 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/infix.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/infix.v
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) infix_expr_eq_op(node ast.InfixExpr) {
 		g.gen_plain_infix_expr(node)
 	} else if (left.typ.idx() == ast.string_type_idx || (!has_defined_eq_operator
 		&& left.unaliased.idx() == ast.string_type_idx)) && node.right is ast.StringLiteral
-		&& (node.right as ast.StringLiteral).val == '' {
+		&& node.right.val == '' {
 		// `str == ''` -> `str.len == 0` optimization
 		g.write('(')
 		g.expr(node.left)
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/match.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/match.v
index 868e236174..171ffb4577 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/match.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/match.v
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) match_expr_switch(node ast.MatchExpr, is_expr bool, cond_var stri
 
 	mut covered_enum_cap := 0
 	if cond_fsym.info is ast.Enum {
-		covered_enum_cap = (cond_fsym.info as ast.Enum).vals.len
+		covered_enum_cap = cond_fsym.info.vals.len
 	}
 	mut covered_enum := []string{cap: covered_enum_cap} // collects missing enum variant branches to avoid cstrict errors
 
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) match_expr_switch(node ast.MatchExpr, is_expr bool, cond_var stri
 	for branch in node.branches {
 		if branch.is_else {
 			if cond_fsym.info is ast.Enum {
-				for val in (cond_fsym.info as ast.Enum).vals {
+				for val in cond_fsym.info.vals {
 					if val !in covered_enum {
 						g.writeln('case ${cname}${val}:')
 					}
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/golang/golang.v b/vlib/v/gen/golang/golang.v
index 4f50f2af2a..01ee008054 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/golang/golang.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/golang/golang.v
@@ -715,8 +715,8 @@ fn expr_is_single_line(expr ast.Expr) bool {
 pub fn (mut f Gen) assert_stmt(node ast.AssertStmt) {
 	f.write('assert ')
 	mut expr := node.expr
-	for expr is ast.ParExpr {
-		expr = (expr as ast.ParExpr).expr
+	for mut expr is ast.ParExpr {
+		expr = expr.expr
 	}
 	f.expr(expr)
 	f.writeln('')
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/parse_type.v b/vlib/v/parser/parse_type.v
index 4160362907..b1a1f4cb23 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/parse_type.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/parse_type.v
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ fn (mut p Parser) parse_type() ast.Type {
 			return 0
 		}
 		sym := p.table.sym(typ)
-		if is_option && sym.info is ast.SumType && (sym.info as ast.SumType).is_anon {
+		if is_option && sym.info is ast.SumType && sym.info.is_anon {
 			p.error_with_pos('an inline sum type cannot be an Option', option_pos.extend(p.prev_tok.pos()))
 		}
 	}